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May 28, 2008
Summer travel season is approaching-for better or worse-and I have several e-tickets sitting in my inbox again. Like many post-Memorial Day travelers, I will be going to Florida. However, unlike most of them, my destination is a manufacturing facility of Lockheed Martin.
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From the Editor: Boston Bound

April 28, 2008
As some of our fast East Coast readers might know, the 112th Boston marathon was held at the end of April.
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Quality Innovations: High-Speed Help

April 25, 2008
The TroubleShooter LE, a handheld high-speed digital video camera, can record up to 500 frames per second and then play them back immediately on its built-in screen. Production and maintenance engineers can immediately see where problems are occurring and make appropriate adjustments to the production line.
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Quality Innovations: Caliper Software

March 28, 2008
Released in late 2007, Verisurf Caliper is a software product from Verisurf Software Inc. that allows customers to automate the process of inspection and reporting.
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Ford's Focus

March 26, 2008
The Van Dyke Transmission Plant of Ford Motor Co., Quality Magazine’s 2008 Plant of the Year, focuses on quality and safety.
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From the Editor: On the Road

March 25, 2008
Once again, business trips led me to Florida and Michigan. A recent Thursday and Friday were spent in Lake Buena Vista, FL, and on Monday I was back at the airport at dawn for my flight to Detroit.
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Easier Hardness Testing

March 12, 2008
Hardness testing is an important part of quality and many factors need to be considered for this type of test, as seemingly small factors-thickness, size, location-can have a big impact.
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From the editor: Vision for 2008

March 4, 2008
For those of you who were lucky enough to be in Florida this January, you may already be aware of this. For those of you who are not AIA members, or who spent the majority of winter under a foot of snow, I have some news to share.
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Quality Innovations: Multisensor Measuring

February 22, 2008
Hexagon Metrology (North Kingstown, RI) addresses the need for eliminating operator subjective issues in their new release of the Brown & Sharpe Optiv line of multisensor measurement systems.
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Easier Hardness Testing

February 22, 2008
Hardness testing is an important part of quality and many factors need to be considered for this type of test, as seemingly small factors-thickness, size, location-can have a big impact.
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